Custom Syncro & Vanagon Coil Springs
Custom Syncro Coil Spring Click Here for Vanagon Springs
Increased Suspension Travel
These springs are slightly stiffer than the stock springs, enough so to remove the ill effects of the too-soft stock springs, but not so much so that they require shocks with stiffer damping. The result is suspension that remains supple and responsive, but rides firmer. (For best results, we reccommend installing Old Man Emu shocks.)
The custom springs are on the left and
the stock springs on the right. (Click for a larger view.)
NOTE: Your syncro must be aligned after installation of the springs due to the increased ride height. Please be aware that increasing the ride height of any vehicle increases the risk of vehicle roll over, although these springs provide only a modest increase in ride height and provide more stability as well because they are stiffer.
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Parts@Syncro.org
(610) 287-6445
Parts@Syncro.org
(610) 287-6445
Vanagon Westfalia 2WD Coil Springs
OVERVIEW OF SPRING STATS & GOALS:The primary goal with the custom springs is to improve handling and stability. The springs will give a firmer feel, will improve stability in cross winds, will improve cornering, will provide a modest increase in available suspension travel and will make your van handle much better with a typical camping load than the stock springs. When installed with new shocks, they will make a westfalia feel like a new vehicle (no kidding!).A secondary goal is to increase usable suspension travel by increasing ride height modestly. How much increased height you get will depend on what year your van is. The early 80s vans will get the greatest lift in terms of increased ride height (roughly 1" depending on how much your old springs are sagging). Later vans will get a moderate increase in height (roughly 1/2"). 1985 vans will see only a modest increase in height (roughly 1/4").
The extra height gives additional usable suspension travel. This is nice on rougher roads, but especially when traveling with a full camp load. Generally, the new springs will allow the van to ride when loaded at a height and with the suspension travel available that the van would normally ride empty on the stock springs. The increase in height was kept modest and within VW specs so as not to adversely affect cornering on the highway. The increase in stiffness was also kept modest to ensure that the stock shock damping will be adequate for the spring rate, and to keep the suspension supple and responsive. However, the increase in stiffness is enough to address the sloppy wallowing feeling, poor cross-wind stability and mushy cornering the stock springs on a westy typically have.
It is impossible to make one spring that will be ideal under all circumstances and for all personal preferences, but these springs are a definite improvement over the stock springs. Often, stock suspension is designed to ensure the vehicle "feels" the way the manufacturer believes a customer would want it to feel when taking a test drive off of the show room floor. These springs are designed to "feel" the way a seasoned westy owner wants them to feel and perform when the van is loaded up for a typical camping trip.
NOTE: Because the springs will change the "Ride height" of your vanagon, it is necessary to have the van aligned after installation of the springs. The increased height will change the camber of the wheels.
